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24 Jul 2003, 16:16

my name is Alejo Damián (Alex Demian in english). both names have greek origin. Alejo means something like "the protector" and Damián "the man that came from the people". so my entire name means "the protector that came from the people". not bad, ah? the funny thing is that my parents didn´t have this information. the named me Alejo because they were reading a book of a russian zar named Alexis (Alejo on the translation). and Damián because i was born on the St. Demian´s day. :D

so what about you?

24 Jul 2003, 16:31

my last name is Gaelic and means something like "the dear people." my first name means "wise, old." i guess i'll make a good grandfather.

24 Jul 2003, 19:52

My first name - Sophia - means "wisdom" in greek (obviously...) My last name - Doskori(s) - is a puzzle to all members of my family... My dad insists it derives from the mythical twins Dioskouri, which means the sons of Zeus (Dias in ancient greek). Helen of Troy and the wife of Agamemnon were their sisters. Others think it's italian because of the region that the family comes from (it was inhabited by Italians way back in the 16th century)...

Go figure :shrug:

24 Jul 2003, 20:08

Originally posted by almanso my name is Alejo Damián (Alex Demian in english). both names have greek origin. Alejo means something like "the protector"

Is your first name Alejo or Alejandro? Because these two have slightly different meanings. From what I remember from ancient greek class, Alexander means "he who protects from men" (men as in masculine and not the "human kind"), Alex=he who protects and ander=andras (or anir in ancient greek)=man.

24 Jul 2003, 20:37

My first name is Richard. It's germanic and means "rich and hard." Well, I don't know about the money part, but...

My middle name is Duane. It's celtic, and means "from the dunes." My parents gave me this name in honor of my father's best friend in the Coast Guard. Interestingly, my great-great grandmother was Anna Downs, born in NY City to an Irish family from County Cork. Downs is a celtic variant for "from the dunes," just like my middle name.

My last name is Bernardi. It's Italian, but the origin is germanic (Bernard or Bernhard), and means "bear hard."

24 Jul 2003, 20:49

Okay, my full name is Ricardo Augusto Fernandes. Ricardo is an Italian name (in fact it's the Portuguese equivalent of Riccardo) and it means "powerful". Augusto comes from the Latin word Augustus, which means "majestic". My family name is Fernandes and it has no meaning besides "those who are from Fernando's family".

So, my name means "the powerful and majestic member of Fernando's family". 100% inaccurate. :nonono:

24 Jul 2003, 21:23

Originally posted by feline > Originally posted by almanso my name is Alejo Damián (Alex Demian in english). both names have greek origin. Alejo means something like "the protector"

Is your first name Alejo or Alejandro? Because these two have slightly different meanings. From what I remember from ancient greek class, Alexander means "he who protects from men" (men as in masculine and not the "human kind"), Alex=he who protects and ander=andras (or anir in ancient greek)=man. yeah, i know. i´m Alejo (Alex, Alexis, Alexei, etc.) not Alejandro (Alexander, Aleksandar, Alexandre, etc.). so Alejo protects men and Alejandro protects from male beings? is that right?

25 Jul 2003, 00:43

kamar means "moon" in Arabic my mum tells me, but my dad spelled it wrong. supposed to be with a Q. and the way i pronounce my name in english changes the meaning i guess. but it still means "moon" to me. Khan i think means sire or king. i like king. middle name is nawaz, have no idea what that means, and to a further extent, our tribal name is Khattak which supposedly has it's origins in Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan and is of the pushtun/phatan people tribes. if i tell people from pakistan im a phatan, they instantly show respect cause the phatans are known as fierce and brave fighters. damn was this explanation long :evil4:

25 Jul 2003, 00:44

actually it wasnt that long, i just hate typing on a laptop: smoking:

25 Jul 2003, 01:01

my name is christine cooper wood. christine...well, that's an easy one. cooper is my dad's first name and a family last name. it's a profession: 'one who repairs wooden casks or tubs.' i imagine sometime back in the middle ages one of my english ancestors repaired wooden casks or tubs for a living. anyways...my last name, wood, means, erm, wood.

25 Jul 2003, 01:23

David means "beloved," Ryan means "little king," and Church is fairly obvious. It's a good Judeo-Christian name if I've ever heard one. Too bad I subscribe to neither of those beliefs.

25 Jul 2003, 01:51

My full name is Andrei Mattiuzi Balvedi.

Andrei comes from the aramaic, and it means "gorgeous".

Mattiuzi means "genius" in esperanto.

In javanes, Balvedi means "unpretensious".

That's it.

25 Jul 2003, 04:58

My name is... My name is... My name is...

from the French Chauncey family, who were landowners in the Poitiers region before 1066, when they came to England as senior commanders in the Norman army. As a reward for battle successes, the family were given Herefordshire. The family home was Whitwick Manor halfway between Hereford and Worcester, and the family coat of arms is still on the wall despite the house having been owned by the heir to the Abbey National fortune for the last 30 years. In the English Civil War the family sided with the King rather than Parliament, and were kicked out of the property and all their money taken. Another reason for hating Blair !

25 Jul 2003, 05:59

i forgot to mention about my last names: Parella Terreil (both of my father´s family. Parella from my grandfather and Terreil from my grandmother). Parella is italian, from the north, supposedly from Torino. there´s a rumour that it might have been Pirelli and that it was mispelled when my greatgreatparents came here on late XIX century. Terreil is basque, from the french part. the legend says the Terreils came here as classical singers with a theatre company and decided to stay. from my mother´s family i have Cozza (my grandfather), italians from Sicilia, apparentely with something to do with the maffia. then Vazquez (my grandmother) from Galicia, Spain. so i´m 50% italian, 25% basque/french and 25% spanish. and you wondered why i´m so hard head! :banghead: :lol:

25 Jul 2003, 06:48

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25 Jul 2003, 07:19

folk = germanic meaning: the (warrior) people hard = meaning: brave / strong combined: the brave / strong man among the people It has been used in the family for many generations.

25 Jul 2003, 08:21

as mr church said my first name means beloved as for my surname - who knows? its believed to be a phonetic transaltion of an unpronounceable name poss viking in origin

25 Jul 2003, 08:23

Originally posted by AgentWood my name is christine cooper wood. christine...well, that's an easy one. cooper is my dad's first name and a family last name. it's a profession: 'one who repairs wooden casks or tubs.' i imagine sometime back in the middle ages one of my english ancestors repaired wooden casks or tubs for a living. anyways...my last name, wood, means, erm, wood.

i always thought a cooper was a barrel maker, kind of fits i suppose loads of surnames come from professions, fletcher (an arrowmaker), smith, baker, butcher etc makes you wonder what people were called before they had the job

25 Jul 2003, 08:43

Irish for shoes. Clearly I come from a well heeled family.

25 Jul 2003, 13:07

My first name comes from the Latin "Patricius", meaning Nobleman.

My surname has a few different meanings. From French it means brave or valorous (modesty forbids confirmation of this :laugh: ), from Irish it means a swarthy or grey-headed man, which is interesting as I have very little black hair remaining, having started turning grey when I was 16! The old Saxon definition is crooked or bowed. No connection there then!

25 Jul 2003, 13:19

No idea :cry:

25 Jul 2003, 13:59

Nicolas means "Winner" in whatever language it is from...

In russian it's Nicolai, it english it's Nicholas, in italian it's Nicola.. it's pronounced "NEE-CO-LAW"...

As for LeBlanc, it means "The White".. it spells with a capital B for an unknown reason, but it's written in ONE word...

Of course my ancestors are from France, I have no idea how much generation though, but I'm pretty sure it's the 8th or 9th generation that is native from Canada! I saw my family tree once ;)

Check this site if you want to find out what your first name mean ;)

25 Jul 2003, 14:03

Oh, and we don't have middle names either.

Altough my full name is Joseph Roland Nicolas LeBlanc..

It's a tradition to have Joseph for a boy and Marie for a girl as the first first-name.. the 2nd one is the one of the godfather (or godmother for girls)..

Ahh, Catholic traditions ;)

25 Jul 2003, 14:06

NICHOLAS m English, French Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French)

From the Greek name Nikolaos which meant "victory of the people" from Greek nike "victory" and laos "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is now known as Santa Claus, the bringer of Christmas presents. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, and Greece and Russia. Nicholas was also the name of two czars of Russia and five popes.

25 Jul 2003, 14:07

ALEJO m Spanish Spanish form of ALEXIUS

ALEXIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized) From the Greek name Alexios which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek alexein "to defend, to help". A czar of Russia has borne this name.

25 Jul 2003, 14:11

Originally posted by Love Will Tear Us Apart No idea

JULIO m Spanish, Portuguese Pronounced: HOO-lee-o (Spanish), ZHOO-lee-o (Portuguese) Spanish and Portuguese form of JULIUS

JULIUS m Ancient Roman, English Pronounced: JOO-lee-us From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ioulos "downy-bearded". Gaius Julius Caesar, a ruler of the Roman republic, was a famous bearer of this name. He was a skillful military leader who increased the borders of the republic into Gaul before being stabbed to death in the Roman senate. This was also the name of three popes.

25 Jul 2003, 14:31

Originally posted by Spotnick ALEJO m SpanishSpanish form of ALEXIUS ALEXIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)From the Greek name Alexios which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek alexein "to defend, to help". A czar of Russia has borne this name.

:nod: yeah, defender and protector are quite the same. and it did existed a zar called Alejo! good information

25 Jul 2003, 14:47

Alejo Pronounced: AH-LEH-HOH (accented on the second sylable)

25 Jul 2003, 15:42

I was born Michael Francis Chau. Which was kinda odd, because everyone else in my family has names like , Vu Thuy Chau, Vuong Vai Chau and Diep Chau. I got and english name because I am the first from my family to be born in the states, so my parents wanted to give me a name that sounded american. The two doctors present in the refugee camp where I was born were named Michael and Francis. So they became my name. They screwed up my family's last name when they immigrated to the states. Most asian surname are written first before the first name. My father's name is Minh Chau Nguyen, but the documents showed Nguyen Minh Chau. My father could not speak english at the time so he could not correct this.

When I was 12, my dad became and american citizen and took that opportunity to change it. That is when My last name became Nguyen.

As far as meanings? Michael - one who is like god Francis - frenchmen Chau- pearls Nguyen Origin

I got those definitions from the name website.

My main complaint with my name these day is that I ended up two very common names. Michael and Nguyen. It seems like everyone in vietnam has that last name. :)

25 Jul 2003, 19:28

Originally posted by almanso > Originally posted by feline> > > > Originally posted by almanso> my name is Alejo Damián (Alex Demian in english). both names have greek origin. Alejo means something like "the protector"

Is your first name Alejo or Alejandro? Because these two have slightly different meanings. From what I remember from ancient greek class, Alexander means "he who protects from men" (men as in masculine and not the "human kind"), Alex=he who protects and ander=andras (or anir in ancient greek)=man. yeah, i know. i´m Alejo (Alex, Alexis, Alexei, etc.) not Alejandro (Alexander, Aleksandar, Alexandre, etc.). so Alejo protects men and Alejandro protects from male beings? is that right?

Yes! That's absolutely right :). Spotnick is also right. You see in greek one word can have a lot of meanings. Alex-... is used as a prefix, signifying protection (like ...-proof in english). There also was a Byzantine Emperor called Alexios

25 Jul 2003, 19:53

Michael, how do you pronounce the Vietnamese name "Phuc"? I know it is not said like it reads (like "fuck"). Someone told me before, but I forgot and it has been slightly bugging me since.

26 Jul 2003, 05:18

Originally posted by feline > Originally posted by almanso > Originally posted by feline> > > > Originally posted by almanso> my name is Alejo Damián (Alex Demian in english). both names have greek origin. Alejo means something like "the protector"

Is your first name Alejo or Alejandro? Because these two have slightly different meanings. From what I remember from ancient greek class, Alexander means "he who protects from men" (men as in masculine and not the "human kind"), Alex=he who protects and ander=andras (or anir in ancient greek)=man. yeah, i know. i´m Alejo (Alex, Alexis, Alexei, etc.) not Alejandro (Alexander, Aleksandar, Alexandre, etc.). so Alejo protects men and Alejandro protects from male beings? is that right?

Yes! That's absolutely right :). Spotnick is also right. You see in greek one word can have a lot of meanings. Alex-... is used as a prefix, signifying protection (like ...-proof in english). There also was a Byzantine Emperor called Alexios

cool! an emperor, a zar... i feel good with my name right now :nod:

26 Jul 2003, 08:23

Shug is a Scottish name for Hugh.

It means Talented, Good Looking, Great Personality and all round good guy :beer:

Sludden = Celtic Supporters!

26 Jul 2003, 09:18

Originally posted by ShugZV©
Shug is a Scottish name for Hugh.It means Talented, Good Looking, Great Personality and all round good guySludden = Celtic Supporters!

So you're a 'Don't know' as well?

26 Jul 2003, 09:48

Originally posted by ShugZV©
Shug is a Scottish name for Hugh.It means Talented, Good Looking, Great Personality and all round good guySludden = Celtic Supporters!

:nono:

SHUG m Scottish Scottish pet form of HUGH

HUGH m English Pronounced: HYOO From Germanic hug, meaning "heart, mind, or spirit". This name is also used as the Anglicized form of the Gaelic names AODH, ÙISDEAN, and EOGHAN. Hugh Capet was a 10th-century king of France who founded the Capetian dynasty. Saint Hugh of Lincoln was a 12th-century bishop known for his charity. This was also the name of kings of Cyprus and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem.

26 Jul 2003, 13:05

Jeff is a native american term meaning one with a big penis...

boy did my mom have a wicked sense of humor!!! :cry:

26 Jul 2003, 13:48

BRIAN m Irish, English Pronounced: BRIE-an The meaning of this name is not known for certain but there are several theories including: "hill" from Celtic bruaich; "high" or "noble" from Celtic brigh; or "strong" from Celtic bri. Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain.

as for Geoghagan, i saw on one of those maps they sell in Malls that Geoghagan comes from land owners in South Central Ireland. O'geoghagen i think it was.

26 Jul 2003, 15:57

And how do you pronounce Geoghahan?

26 Jul 2003, 17:09

Go - Hagen (accent on first syllable)

26 Jul 2003, 21:27

Originally posted by Sean&nbspTaugher Michael, how do you pronounce the Vietnamese name "Phuc"? I know it is not said like it reads (like "fuck"). Someone told me before, but I forgot and it has been slightly bugging me since.

say it as if you were askinga question

FOOK?

27 Jul 2003, 14:28

Elias is a biblical name, he was a prophet in the Old Testament. I m not sure (cos i dont know ancient jewish :laugh: ) what it means exactly, but i think it means "chosen by God" (something like touched by the hand of god i guess :) ) As for Melissas, it means in the local greek dialect spoken in my father's village, "beekeeper", which was my great granfather's profession (obviously)

27 Jul 2003, 22:20

Originally posted by masaaki sakai > Originally posted by AgentWood> my name is christine cooper wood. christine...well, that's an easy one. cooper is my dad's first name and a family last name. it's a profession: 'one who repairs wooden casks or tubs.' i imagine sometime back in the middle ages one of my english ancestors repaired wooden casks or tubs for a living. anyways...my last name, wood, means, erm, wood.

i always thought a cooper was a barrel maker, kind of fits i suppose loads of surnames come from professions, fletcher (an arrowmaker), smith, baker, butcher etc makes you wonder what people were called before they had the job

well, i suppose a barrel is technically a type of cask...so i'm sure they could knock together some fine wooden barrels for you, as well.

of course, it would be nice if cooper really meant 'person with buttloads of money, which they pass down to their daughters whenever the lasses ask for it.'

27 Jul 2003, 23:30

Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr And how do you pronounce Geoghahan?

In Ireland, it's pronounced Gay-gan. I know a few people with that surname & that's how they pronounce it. I remember years back a teacher in my school saying it "Geh-higgan" but that was the one & only time I heard that version of it.

28 Jul 2003, 02:14

Tabitha means "gazelle" in Aramaic....but my mom picked it cause she saw it on Bewitched and liked it.

Ann is a long running middle name for all the girls in our family for as far back as anyone can remember...but it was once spelled Anne..and was most likely after Queen Anne

Sewell is of Irish/Welsh/Scot background....our family moved around quite a bit before they came to America....and the spelling has changed many times...so no one is really 100% sure.....we just know that it is Keltic and at one point was spelt Seawell.

28 Jul 2003, 14:16

Originally posted by Element115 > Originally posted by bLuE oRdEr> And how do you pronounce Geoghahan?

In Ireland, it's pronounced Gay-gan. I know a few people with that surname & that's how they pronounce it. I remember years back a teacher in my school saying it "Geh-higgan" but that was the one & only time I heard that version of it.

The singer / guitarist for my band pronounces his last name "Gay-gan." When his ancestor passed through elis island, the spelling of his last name got changed to "Gagin." stupid americans...

28 Jul 2003, 23:41

TRISTAN m Welsh, English, French, Celtic Mythology Pronounced: TRIS-tan (English), trees-TAWN (French) From the Celtic name Drystan, which was probably derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult". It is sometimes associated with Latin tristus "sad", but this connection is doubtful. In Celtic legend Tristan was sent to Ireland in order to fetch Isolde, who was to be the bride of King Mark of Cornwall. Instead, Tristan and Isolde end up falling in love.

29 Jul 2003, 05:55

Well, my first names ("Michael Francis Augustine") are fairly common, anyone who's interested can look them up, but my surname's a doozy. It's been misappropriated as an American slang word for one's nether regions, but the true origin is from the ancient Irish "Ó hAodhnaigh", meaning brave or mighty warrior.

Woo!!!!